These games will be played at Fairdale High
School. Varsity and Junior Varsity teams will play at the same time
in two different gyms at the same site.

Games will be two twenty minute halves for a
total of 40 minutes with the clock stopping on dead balls, free throws,
etc. (Note: Due to KHSAA rules, the scoreboard will be erased at
halftime. )

MVPs for each team will be selected in varsity
games only.

Coverage of this showcase will appear in Rick
Bolus' High Potential Basketball Recruiting Service newsletters that go
out to his college subscribers.

Questions should be directed to either Larry
Bruner (502) 594-4005 or Rick Bolus (502) 543-7308.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

Jeffersontown

The Lady Chargers are coached by Kim Messer.They are defending district champs and play
an up-tempo style.5-10 Jr. Danielle
Lascoe mans a forward position and is the leading returning scorer.Lascoe is very athletic and can shoot
the ball.5-9 So. Ciara Webster,
a power forward/center is an excellent jumper, good at put backs, and has a
“scorer’s mentality”.5-4 Sr. point
guard Natalie Rice led the team in assists and can shoot the three
ball.5-5 Sr. guard Abigail Hardy
is a good athlete and excellent leader who could be the Lady Chargers’ best
defender.5-6 Jr. Jenna Williams
can penetrate as well as shoot the three ball, and can play either the 1, 2, or
3 position.5-8 Jr. Eboney Johnson
is very quick and slashes well to the basket.

Fairdale

The Lady Bulldogs are coached by Larry Bruner.This team should be led by five solid
seniors:6-0 Reva Tyus, 5-10 Kaya
Stephenson, 5-8 Sheila Taylor, 5-4 Heather Greschel, and 4-11 Tish
Gray.The strengths of this team
should be experience, quickness, and numbers.

Dawson Springs

The Lady Panthers are coached by Norman Manasco and should
be led by 5-7 Sr. Keila Smiley.The Panthers have some good young talent coming down the road including
5-7 So. Amanda Carlton, 5-5 Fr. Brittney Chappell, and 5-8 Fr. Ashli
Lanham.

Louisville Seneca

The Seneca Lady Redhawks are coached by Lou Sartori.5-7 So. Latasha Harrison brings
quickness and athletic ability to the team.Harrison received considerable playing time last year as a
freshman.5-8 Sr. wing player Beth
Daunhauer is very athletic and led the team in scoring last year with a
12.2 ppg.Daunhauer shot 72.9%
from the free throw line.Crystal
Rohmann is a 5-6 Sr. point guard who can shoot the trey and averaged 11 ppg
last season.Alix Messersmith is
a 6-1 Jr. center who has only played four years of organized ball but had an
excellent summer attending four different camps.This should be a good shooting team with several players moving
up from freshman and JV teams who posted winning records last season.

Madison Central

The Lady Indians are coached by Kent Miller and are the
defending 11th Region runner-up.They lose Jeannie Vorbeck and Tiffany Green but return
All-Region performer 5-8 Jr. guard Olivia Terry.Terry has been a double digit scorer
since the 8th grade and should only get better each year.5-4 Sr. Heather Rose and 5-5 Sr. Lori
Parsons also started last season.

Louisville Male

The Lady Bulldogs are coached by Leslie Scully.Male graduated two Kentucky All-Stars in
5-10 Connie Neal and 6-0 Sharell Snardon.Coach Scully always comes up with good
athletes and the Lady Bulldogs should be led this year by 5-10 Sr. Brandy
Denning, 5-5 Sr. Stacey Gillette, 5-10 Jr. Megan Hix, and 5-9
Jr. Veronica Hudson.Coach
Scully is also high on two talented freshmen: 5-10 Whitney Hodge, and
5-7 Kristi White.

DuPont Manual

The Lady Crimsons are coached by Mina Todd and should have
an excellent team again this year.6-2
Jr. center Sarah McKemie is extremely tough in the paint and rebounds
well.6-1 Jr. Candyce Bingham
has size and all the tools necessary to be an outstanding backcourt
player.6-0 So. Maggie McKemie
and 6-0 Sr. Ellen Doolittle are also expected to be key contributors for
the Lady Crimsons.This team could be a
force this season if they get consistent point guard play.

Pleasure Ridge Park

The Lady Panthers are coached by Craig Webb and should have
another outstanding season.They should
be led this season by their outstanding guard combination of 5-8 Sr. Kellie
Peyton and 5-6 Jr. Anitha Williams.Peyton is one of the state’s top sharpshooters and can light up
the scoreboard.Williams has speed and
quickness, allowing her to do an excellent job of creating offense for ther
teammates.5-7 So. Alisa Pierce,
6-0 Jr. Chelsea Bibelhauser, 5-10 Sr. Natalie Neal, 5-7 So. Quinetta
Nelson, 5-9 Jr. Michelle Reichle, and 5-6 Jr. Kelly Thieneman
are all expected to contribute this season.PRP also has three new players expected to contribute this season:5-10 Sr. Lauren Weber (transfer from
Presentation), 5-9 Jr. Andrea Bishop (transfer from Holy Rosary), and
5-6 Fr. Janay Jones.PRP will
have one of the best backcourts in the state and if they can develop a deep
rotation should challenge for regional honors again this year.

This should be an excellent day of basketball concluding
with the battle between DuPont Manual and Pleasure Ridge Park.These two teams should be ranked in the
pre-season polls with several players on the rosters who should eventually be
playing at the collegiate level.

Jeffersontown took the first half by a score of 24-21 but Fairdale stormed
back to capture the second half 32-18.The combined score was Fairdale 53,
Jeffersontown 42.Fairdalewas
led today by Fairdalegame MVP Heather Greschel with 16
points.Reva Tyus and Kaya
Stephenson added 11 and 10 points respectively. Stephenson, Tyus,
and Taylor also rebounded well, especially in the second half.Jeffersontown was led by their game MVP
Danielle Lascoe, who tallied 25 points.Coach Messer is playing a bit short-handed as Ciara
Webster and Jenna Williams, two players counted on to be key
contributors this season, are currently not with the team.5-8 Jr. Eboney Johnson also
missed the scrimmage due to an injury.

Dawson Springs captured both halves today, the first by a 41-27 margin and
the second half score was 27-20.Dawson Springs held a 68-47 margin in the combined score.Norman Manasco’s squad moved the ball
around well today and hit the open shots.They got a big game from team MVP Ashli Lanham, who scored 24
points and nailed four three-point shots.Amanda Carlton added 20 points.Seneca’s Alix Messersmith was named game MVP for her
team today as she scored 15 points and pulled down numerous rebounds.Messersmith is a rapidly
improving player with an excellent work ethic.Beth Daunhauer, another hard-nosed scrapper for Coach
Sartori’s Lady Redhawks, had a good game with 12 points.Crystal Rohmann chipped in with
12 points.

Madison Central eked out a narrow 41-38 decision in the first half and
captured a 45-36 decision in the second half.The combined score today was Madison Central 86, Male
74.This game hardly resembled a
scrimmage as there was a total of 35 fouls called in the first half and these
young ladies put in an excellent effort.Madison Central was led by Olivia Terry, who was named team MVP
today with 39 points.Ms. Terry
put on an electrifying performance today with a combination of athleticism and
outside shooting (four three-point goals).Heather Rose added 21 points.Brandy Denning, who was
named team MVP for today’s game, led Male with 24 points.Megan Hix also had an excellent
game with 18 points.

DuPont Manual captured both halves of play today, taking the first half
36-26 and gaining a 38-31 decision in the second half.The combined score was DuPont Manual
74, Pleasure Ridge Park 57.PRP
played hard today but they didn’t have any answer for the tall, talented trio
of Candyce Bingham and the McKemie sisters.Bingham, who was named team MVP
for today’s game, led Manual with 28 points.Maggie McKemie and Sarah McKemie added 13 and
12 points respectively.PRP was
led by their team MVP for today’s game, Anitha Williams, with 19
points.Alisa Pierce and
Kellie Peyton added 11 points each.

This was an excellent day of pre-season basketball, with attention being
given to every detail from an organizational aspect.The JV teams played in an adjoining gym and was also well
attended.The coaches did an
excellent job of using this event as a teaching tool.There was some excellent talent on display today both
veteran and underclassmen.While
there were several performances worth noting, that of Madison Central’s Olivia
Terry stands out.Ms. Terry
lit up the scoreboard for 39 points and impressed observers with her
athleticism.DuPont Manual could
make waves if Coach Mina Todd can get consistent guard play.The Lady Crimsons are tall, talented,
and have only two seniors on the squad—they will only get better.I was also impressed with Coach Norman
Manasco’s Dawson Springs Lady Panthers.This is a young team, but Coach Manasco stresses ball movement and these
young ladies can shoot the ball.

The Inaugural Fairdale/High Potential Hooparama was an excellent day of
basketball and hopefully will become an annual event.